Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31

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Of our heroic dead aud not feel oyerpow.
cred by The associations which they recall |
and the memories which they awaken In |
all the annals OF human history there can
he found no truer patriots, no Drawer men.
! We need not turn TO Marathon nor Fher.
| mopyiR TO find the names OF those VINO
carved their way TO glory through the merry |
| track of war and went up from battle ana
fsmlne TO their home smoug the stars. In
| all the galaxy Of fame there r. no brighter
constellalion than that OF the heroes ot
| the Lost Cause"
| RESOURCES AND ENTERPRISES.
| There are some who ascribe the success
| that we have achieved Ia the development OF |
| our resources 10 the ideas and enterprise OF
| our brethren OF the North. ! would not
| pluck chaplet from their brows, but To do
ihis is TO shameIully SANDER the men OF the
south. Whatever measure OF success we
baye achieved Is all due TO the noole men
who retired from the bloody field cast down
bui not destroyed their property gone. but
| their honor and manhood left. All honor
| TO the heroic dead. scatter flowers upon |
their graves; they are worthy OF heroes
crowns. and al honor 10 the brave |
who survive them. The courage which
they have shown during these long years
Of pinching poverty aud grievous trial Is
| not less than that which their comrades |
| displayed who fell on the field OF strife and |
whose graves we this evening cover with
| gaIlands. Honor is a peoples richest
| heritage, and In dying our heroes pre-
served il.
1 bellcye that in dying they drew the |
States into a closer union and placed the |
| national government itself upon "A surer |
| foundation.
| WAR INEVITABLE.
The war had to come. IL had its neces-
| sity I'm the very climate and soil aud ideas
OF the two great sections. Outside OF all
these there were certain principles which /
the Constitution left undefned and which
! Tie arbltrament Of the sword alone could
settle. Whatever else the war may have |
failed to effect it did not fail TO settle for
ever the quCstioGs OF slavery and State SOW |
ereignty. These questions had been per-
! Iettlal source OF strife. They bad arrayed |
State against State and section against Sec
ton. The North hated the South and the |
| South hated the North. Elch misunderstood /
! and therefore mistru,ted the other. The war |
| hos thrown these d>cOrdlnt elements for
ever behind Us and opened the way for |
mutual respect and good will. Having |
| looked into each others eyes dowa the bar
rel, OF our guns we understand each other |
|
now doubts the patriotism nor the courage |
OF the other.
Finally, | believe that their death will
give to the South fuller development and |
a broader civilization.
BLOODY SACRIFICES.
An great institutions are founded on |
sacrifice. and in most cases cemented with
! blood. It Is mysterious but divine law |
that suffering shall precede blessing, and
out Of our suilerings there will come a
! higher manhood and better civilization. |
! We did not hCfOre the war feel 50 much as
| now the necessity OF individual effort and |
! Il might and the majesty OF personal exer-
! tIon. Manual labor was not appreciated,
| and We relied too much on parental welith |
! and fanny prestige 10 guide us successfully |
through ne. Tie emancipation OF slavery |
has taught Us TO oppreciatc the dignity %; |
| laboT and the necessity OF personal effort |
| Out oi this spirit OF s,lirciance will he born
| ~. ny 2iant whose powers will bless and |
! enrich our southern land. The learned |
| professions are losing something OF their |
old riC,rice, and agricultural and mechani- |
| cal pursuits are claiming larger share OF |
The attention of our southern youth. Out |
! Of lh, will come a r9pid development OF |
| our wonderful material resources. our !
fields Wiil soon reSound with the hum Oi |
honest toll. the song Of the reaper, and the |
shout oi the harvest hymn; our towns !
VIII smoke with factories, orr mountains |
blaze wiki furnaces, our valleys shine with !
golden corn and >himmer with heecy locks |
silver, q under the light Of autumn moons.
shiTs win spread their white wings over
our mai,sticTiyerS and the iron horse viii
tb~utlrE Though tue lduu. commerce
will ist Etr dropping head and toss her
golden locks like On angel of the sun. Re-
generated by the AK, the plOT. and the hoe,
he South will become one vast cOrnucOpa,
! into which wealth will pour her golden
| uca.ufc, ard righteousness aud peace
| Hill Ueccme the stability OF Our time.'
40; in vain the distance beacons,
ForSard. forward let us range;
| Let ne great world spin forever down the
nalipg grooves OF change,
| Through the shadows Of the globe we sweep
into the younger day.
This, youth Of the south, is the work TO
which YOU are called. In developing the
material resources OF the South you will re-
store her TO that supremacy which she lost |
| on the field Of blood. The contest Is now
! between the lancers OF thought and the |
! gladiators OF mind. These are
| THE burning thunderbolt Of human thought |
That sends the living light Of truth abroad,
| And dashes down the towers Of force aud |
I
And awcs the trembling world like oracle Of
God
THE woSlEN.
and YOU. my noble cOuufrywomen, hlve |
| your paIt 10 perform. Never shall We for !
! ct the debt Oi gratitude that we owe TO |
| you. II was you that nerNed our hearts |
| and STRENGTHENED our arms in The day OF !
| battle. Il was you that nnrNed our sick |
| and minstCrcd 10 our wounded. Through |
those four years Gi bitterness and blood |
! you never dC,paIred. never faltered, aud |
| when at lat, Scared with wounds and faint |
| with burger, we yielded to overwhelming |
numbers and furIed our tat,ered flags, IL |
was you that gathered up the bones OF our |
marlyrcd dead and gave them burial. Du. |
| ring our year, OF trial you have experienced |
more hardship than We Of the sterner sex, |
! but yOu have patiently accepted the situa- |
| tiOn ADD given to the world the n0blest |
specimen Of womanhood ever seen.
YOUNG MEN.
Young men. we plead with you in the |
name OF our glorious dead to be true u
| YOUR country. she again calls you to |
| gather beneath the folds OF her banner. aud |
to Join in the onward march As she sweeps |
proudly to her grand destiny.
| The grandest glory of her past
Is but beam Of promise east,
| Like Iris on the clouds 20 show
How bright the future yet may glow"
Listen to her call. and acqult you like |
men. And when at last, by honesty, indus
| try. and patient toll you have surrounded |
Yourselves with worth and given pros.
| pcrily and preCminence to the land for (
! which our heroes died, you will look back |
| with pride upon your manly achievements.
Fors0n e hasc elm msmeaess> jlrobd."
Millions will rise up and cali you blessed |
| Lie the heroes whom we tbis day honor.
your deed, will smell sweet ADD blossom IN
| the dust.
Mr.. GENTRY'S POEM.
Before the reverend Doctor retired he
| said he haG been requested TO read poem |
which bad been composed for the president
| OF the Ladies Memorial Association by Nr. |
Jmes \. GcutrY. He tnen read a. fol-
lOW,:
N NENORIAN.
Another year has passed away.
And nov. in earth's sweet spring,
We place a wreath on Glorys grave,
| And horal tributes bring.
The birds still sing, the flowers bloom
As sweet az eier before;
But birds will sing, nor flowers blosm,
For loved and lost no more.
We cherish all-known or unknown